Thats no Link

[Lightknight]

It's always been kind of crazy that the game was named after Zelda. Who names a game after the damsel? Is she a legendary damsel?

 

[Ghostface2206]

There's no point in making this character look identical to Link if it's not Link. That is Link for sure. I'm tired of seeing people say it's some random guy, or that's he's Link's son, or that that man is actually a woman, maybe if he was wearing the tunic then people wouldn't be saying this?

 

[Something Amyss]

The character model is too androgynous for me to make out if it's a male or female character.

So...Pretty much like Link? >.>

 

[Jhonie]

A Zelda game in which we actually play as Zelda would be pretty great, and that's looking to be a possibility.

This is something I have really been wanting for some time. I suspect that I will weep in joy if this actually happens. -w-

 

[nomotog_v1legacy]

He said it wasn't link in the twilight princess trailer. Also, if it's a female Link then that would seem like kind of a slap in the face to Zelda.

Why is it a slap in the face?

You mean a female character in a videogame... without boobs?! *pssh*

Seriously, I don't understand why people are so hung up over the hair style and lighting making a male character look slightly more feminine than usual. Are these fans of the series so desperate for change?

I think, kind of. People aren't hung up on it in a stuck way. They want to speculate and imagine. A Zelda game were your playing as someone other then the same, old, male link is a exciting prospect.

 

[Casual Shinji]

You mean a female character in a videogame... without boobs?! *pssh*

Seriously, I don't understand why people are so hung up over the hair style and lighting making a male character look slightly more feminine than usual. Are these fans of the series so desperate for change?

I think, kind of. People aren't hung up on it in a stuck way. They want to speculate and imagine. A Zelda game were your playing as someone other then the same, old, male link is a exciting prospect.

Doesn't that indicate though that this series is ripe for some fresh ideas? When even the fans are going crazy with speculation over this maybe-new protagonist?

And I mean, it's definitely Link, but his design is just slightly different enough from the usual mold that it's already sending fans into a tizzy.

 

[nomotog_v1legacy]

You mean a female character in a videogame... without boobs?! *pssh*

Seriously, I don't understand why people are so hung up over the hair style and lighting making a male character look slightly more feminine than usual. Are these fans of the series so desperate for change?

I think, kind of. People aren't hung up on it in a stuck way. They want to speculate and imagine. A Zelda game were your playing as someone other then the same, old, male link is a exciting prospect.

Doesn't that indicate though that this series is ripe for some fresh ideas? When even the fans are going crazy with speculation over this maybe-new protagonist?

And I mean, it's definitely Link, but his design is just slightly different enough from the usual mold that it's already sending fans into a tizzy.

Maybe not. People haven't been going wild about the prospect of it being an open world or what this new bow can do. Both things that will affect the game a lot more. I might just be the female link that is getting people excited. It's the intersection of two bits in gaming. "Why can't Nintendo do something new?" and "Where are all the women?" I think it is also helped by the design being really good.

 

[go-10]

that looks nothing like Zelda, if that isn't Link then the next best bet would be Aryll, Link's sister, at least then it would make sense why they look so similar, same bloodline which could justify her inheriting the tri force of courage instead of Link. At least then the story would grow to make it clear that the tri force is inherited through direct relation to the last hero instead of random Link re-incarnation

 

[Something Amyss]

I think, kind of. People aren't hung up on it in a stuck way. They want to speculate and imagine. A Zelda game were your playing as someone other then the same, old, male link is a exciting prospect.

I was under the impression people got excited for Zelda games because they were rather tried and true. I don't really expect to go to a Zelda game for new and exciting.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but they actually just came out and said that it IS Link, and people just misinterpreted what he said.

 

[nomotog_v1legacy]

I think, kind of. People aren't hung up on it in a stuck way. They want to speculate and imagine. A Zelda game were your playing as someone other then the same, old, male link is a exciting prospect.

I was under the impression people got excited for Zelda games because they were rather tried and true. I don't really expect to go to a Zelda game for new and exciting.

Different people then normal are getting excited? It might not be the die hard Zelda fans getting excited, but everyone else. I know I wouldn't call myself a Zelda fan. The last one I played was the seasons one, but I am excited for this new one. It looks like to could be a nice jumping on point.

 

[lord canti]

He said it wasn't link in the twilight princess trailer. Also, if it's a female Link then that would seem like kind of a slap in the face to Zelda.

Why is it a slap in the face?

You mean a female character in a videogame... without boobs?! *pssh*

Seriously, I don't understand why people are so hung up over the hair style and lighting making a male character look slightly more feminine than usual. Are these fans of the series so desperate for change?

I think, kind of. People aren't hung up on it in a stuck way. They want to speculate and imagine. A Zelda game were your playing as someone other then the same, old, male link is a exciting prospect.

Maybe a slap to the face is the wrong phrase, but I feel as though if they're going to make a female character then why not make it Zelda. I mean she has been shown quite capable in combat before.